An Invitation to Sail a Bit Differently
Revealed to the public for the first time at the International Multihull Show, the Tortue 147 has been the subject of much discussion, as evidenced by the comments accompanying our online videos. So, are we dealing with an avant-garde multihull that’s both environmentally friendly and the embodiment of a pioneering way of life at sea, or is it the culmination of a vague, hippie-esque dream? To try and provide some answers, there was only one solution: step aboard, cast off, and set sail...
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Conditions: 5 to 10 knots of wind, calm sea
Cataruga? No one had heard of a boatbuilder by this name before the first announcements of the development of a curious aluminum catamaran... Cataruga is actually a combination of catamaran and turtle (tortuga) in Spanish, which pretty much sums it all up! The images we’d seen already suggested a multihull that could be described as more than a little unconventional. At Multihulls World, we’ve always had an open mind and take a positive view of different architectural approaches –…
